Testing Cosmetics for Bacteria, Yeast, and Mold Any cosmetic formulation containing water must to be tested for bacteria, yeast, and mold. This is called Preservative Efficacy Testing (PET). Pre-market testing ...

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pH Calibration It’s important for the cosmetic formulator to have accurate pH readings of the formulation. A pH meter will need to be calibrated. The electrode is sensitive and degrades ...

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Cosmetic Formulating Blog Series | Testing the Formula Now that we went over some of the basics of cosmetic formulating and how to build the formula, let’s go over testing ...

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This is part 1 of our 3 part series on Beauty Without Cruelty.Hundreds of thousands of dogs, cats, rabbits, primates, mice and other animals are poisoned, blinded and killed every year for product ...

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Cosmetic testing on animals needs to stop. There is absolutely no need to put thousands of animals through such cruel and inhumane testing and then to discard of these animals. ...

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